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Led by rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, the New York Giants lit up the skies and the Jets in a 31-12 victory to close out Week 2 of the preseason.
The New York Giants and the New York Jets are kind of ... trash. Rookie pass-rusher Abdul Carter just pushed his Giants into the lead. The Giants, who drafted the Penn State star No. 3 overall this year,
Justin Fields and the New York Jets' passing offense struggled against the Giants. Fields, who signed a two-year, $40 million deal to replace Aaron Rodgers, completed just one of five passes for 4 yards in the Jets' 31-12 preseason loss Saturday night.
Cook completed 13-of-19 passes for 99 yards and an interception against the Eagles. He and Adrian Martinez are both fighting for a 53-man roster spot. Martinez, who played in the second half, was the Jets’ lone captain for the game against the Eagles. The Jets only gained 149 yards of total offense in the first half.
Beaux Collins had an 80-yard catch that led to a touchdown on the Giants' first possession. Dalen Cambre had 45 yards on two receptions. Jordan Bly was on the other end of a 41-yard Tommy DeVito strike in the fourth quarter.
Carter was flattened by a chip block from Jets tight end Stone Smartt in the second quarter, and as he got back up to his knees, right tackle Chukwuma Okorafor put Carter right back on his behind. The Giants rookie fired off a spicy tweet in response to the official NFL account’s tweet featuring a video of the moment.
Jaxson Dart took another step Saturday night toward grabbing the Giants’ starting quarterback job if Russell Wilson falters early this regular season.
Aaron Glenn was unhappy with the New York Jets' performance in their preseason loss to the Giants last Saturday night and insisted his squad would get things cleaned up in a hurry. So, Glenn got his players together the next day for their walkthrough practice — but added a unique twist.